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I have been trying to find a cheap NA Miata for awhile now with no avail. My original plan was keep the Prelude and buy an NA for daily driving in the summer to save gas. In the winter, convert it into a spec miata car to race next summer. Now gas prices are getting to the point where its getting tough to fill the Lude up seeing as how it takes premium. Its only going to get worse as the summer progresses.
Heres my ideas/choices
1. Keep the Prelude and suck it up for fillups
2. Sell the Lude and use the money to buy an NB miata.
3. Other (tell me what other is)
The reason I say NB is because it would be the closest thing to the Prelude power wise. From my understanding, the NB makes 140hp. There just so happens to be one for sale at a local dealer too. This is the one I drove and greatly enjoyed. While contemplating this situation I came up with several problems/conundrums. This first being, I dont know what the Prelude is worth, it has just under 107k. If I could get 6k for it I think I could manage to get the rest together to buy an NB. BUT the problem with that is (this is getting complicated) the Prelude is a salvage title, and there is some minor body issues that could possibly lead people away. I also LOVE my Prelude and it would be really weird without it. I also am having a hard time convincing myself that the power loss is worth it.
As far as the Miata goes, the one in question is a white 99 with around 75k miles on it. "Old lady driven" I liked it, A LOT, but I am torn between this a the Prelude. Its at a dealer (which could be good and bad) they have had it since like February. They are asking $7995 or something like that.
I just am looking for some input on this situation.
Heres my ideas/choices
1. Keep the Prelude and suck it up for fillups
2. Sell the Lude and use the money to buy an NB miata.
3. Other (tell me what other is)
The reason I say NB is because it would be the closest thing to the Prelude power wise. From my understanding, the NB makes 140hp. There just so happens to be one for sale at a local dealer too. This is the one I drove and greatly enjoyed. While contemplating this situation I came up with several problems/conundrums. This first being, I dont know what the Prelude is worth, it has just under 107k. If I could get 6k for it I think I could manage to get the rest together to buy an NB. BUT the problem with that is (this is getting complicated) the Prelude is a salvage title, and there is some minor body issues that could possibly lead people away. I also LOVE my Prelude and it would be really weird without it. I also am having a hard time convincing myself that the power loss is worth it.
As far as the Miata goes, the one in question is a white 99 with around 75k miles on it. "Old lady driven" I liked it, A LOT, but I am torn between this a the Prelude. Its at a dealer (which could be good and bad) they have had it since like February. They are asking $7995 or something like that.
I just am looking for some input on this situation.